Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 5/60 |
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Cruise period | 1960-05-16 — 1960-05-27 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Mallaig, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) Seining was resumed on the 19/05/1960
2) ''Mara'' and ''Clupea'' co-operated in a Bull Trawling a system
3) Measurements of winch and engine performance were made during all hauls of anchor seining |
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Chief scientist | W Dickson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Moray Firth |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: The seine net gear was shot in and open sided rectangle rather then a traingle, with the co-operation of Clupea. This pair shooting was quite successful. |
Gear research | Quantity: number of experiments = 3 Description: New equipment was installed and the ship returned to the Moray Firth.
The steel warp the gear came fast in 3 trails. |